safety - personal floatation devices (life jackets)
emergency - life raft, flares
sailing - keel, rudder, rigging - mast, boom, sails, spinnaker
power - outboard, inboard
fishing
sport fishing - tuna tower
yacht racing
in-land, lake
coastal
off-shore - water maker, desalination
Organizations, training
U.S. Coast Guard
Sea Scouts
community youth sailing programs
What's the problem?
Carbon monoxide (CO) can harm and even kill you inside or outside your boat. Every boater should be aware of the risks associated with carbon monoxide - what it is; where it may accumulate; and the symptoms of CO poisoning
Ask - Carbon monoxide can accumulate anywhere in or around your boat. How does this happen? How can engineering help explain suitable precautions to avoid CO poisoning?
Imagine - Some of the places where CO can build up include: Inadequately ventilated canvas enclosures. Exhaust gas trapped in enclosed places. Blocked exhaust outlets. Another vessel's exhaust. CO from the boat docked next to you can be just as deadly. "Station wagon effect" or back drafting.
Design, Build - Understanding the nature of CO and the movement of gases, many boats have blowers and ventilation, and CO sensors to reduce the possibility of CO poisoning.
Improve - At slow speeds, while idling, or stopped. Be aware that CO can remain in or around your boat at dangerous levels even if your engine or the other boat's engine is no longer running!
That's engineering
Engineering ideas
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Do It
Challenges for you to work on...
Boating games - try these boating games. Some required skills associated with boating.
Design - boat hull, structure, gear
Organizations, training
What's the problem?
Carbon monoxide (CO) can harm and even kill you inside or outside your boat. Every boater should be aware of the risks associated with carbon monoxide - what it is; where it may accumulate; and the symptoms of CO poisoning
That's engineering
Engineering ideas
Do It
Challenges for you to work on...
News, updates
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